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The Perfect Method is a proven and measurable way for all runners to achieve their goals. Developed by Carl Lewis, track and field’s “Athlete of the Century”, The Perfect Method is a step-by-step program that prepares runners by focusing on their habits both on and off the track. The Perfect Method gives athletes and coaches everything they need to compete at the highest level: technical running skills, seasonal conditioning, optimized nutrition, mental preparation and discipline.

Carl Lewis

International Olympic Committee Sportsman of the Century.

5-time USA Track and Field Olympian, winner of 9 Olympic Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 8 World Championship Gold Medals. His 4 victories at the 1984 Olympics matched the record set by Jesse Owens in 1936.

Set 12 World Records in his 18-year career.

Olympic Long Jump Champion 4 times consecutively (1984-96). His 1984 Indoor World Record of 8.79 meters still stands. He has jumped over 28 feet 71 times and is universally considered the greatest long jumper ever.

An activist for family, youth, education, wellness and fitness, Lewis brings his international celebrity to attract awareness to these issues around the world. He supports “Best Buddies”, The Wendy Marx Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities and many youth fitness groups. Mr. Lewis is also a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agricultural Organization.

The Perfect Method Athletes

Isaac

Served 22 seasons as the Head Track & Field Coach at the University of Houston and Santa Monica Track Club

Member of U.S. Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame

In each of his 2 USATF international coaching jobs, U.S. teams achieved the highest Gold medal tally among nations and led the overall medal table. Tellez was at the helm in 1991 at the 3rd IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, where he led Americans to 10 Gold medals and 27 medals overall. At the 1987 Pan Am games, Team USA produced 55 medals in Track & Field, with 26 of them Gold.

Between 1984 and 1996, Tellez’ athletes won 7 of the USA’s 13 medals overall and he coached 6 of the 7 USA sprinters who won Olympic Gold Medals

Has produced some of the greatest track and field performers in the history of the sport, including International Olympic Committee Olympian of the Century, 6-time NCAA champion, 9-time Olympic Gold medalist Carl Lewis, former NCAA and Olympic 200-meter Gold medalist Joe DeLoach, 2-time NCAA champion and Olympic Silver medalist Kirk Baptiste, 3-time NCAA champion and Olympic Bronze medalist Frank Rutherford and Olympic Gold medal winner, 3-time NCAA champion and former WR 100-meter holder Leroy Burrell

Subject Matter Experts

Tom Tellez

Served 22 seasons as the Head Track & Field Coach at the University of Houston and Santa Monica Track Club

Member of U.S. Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame

In each of his 2 USATF international coaching jobs, U.S. teams achieved the highest Gold medal tally among nations and led the overall medal table. Tellez was at the helm in 1991 at the 3rd IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, where he led Americans to 10 Gold medals and 27 medals overall. At the 1987 Pan Am games, Team USA produced 55 medals in Track & Field, with 26 of them Gold.

Between 1984 and 1996, Tellez’ athletes won 7 of the USA’s 13 medals overall and he coached 6 of the 7 USA sprinters who won Olympic Gold Medals

Has produced some of the greatest track and field performers in the history of the sport, including International Olympic Committee Olympian of the Century, 6-time NCAA champion, 9-time Olympic Gold medalist Carl Lewis, former NCAA and Olympic 200-meter Gold medalist Joe DeLoach, 2-time NCAA champion and Olympic Silver medalist Kirk Baptiste, 3-time NCAA champion and Olympic Bronze medalist Frank Rutherford and Olympic Gold medal winner, 3-time NCAA champion and former WR 100-meter holder Leroy Burrell

Ronald Grabowski, DC, RD

30+ years of clinical nutritional expertise, has presented over 500 seminars and lectures on nutrition throughout the United States and in Europe

Research and clinical focus is on nutritional support for athletes. Professional, college, high school athletes and those of Olympic standing continue to seek his expertise in nutrition consultation

Experience includes tenure at some of the leading hospitals in the nation – The New York Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City (affiliated with Cornell Medical Center), Memorial Care System and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Has served on the State of Texas Governor’s Childhood Obesity Taskforce and is a member of the American Dietetic Association, American Chiropractic Association and the Endocrine Society

Parent and coach to Samiyah Samuels, long jumper and recent U.S. #1 at 21ft3-¼ and #3 U.S. All-time indoors, now competing for the University of Houston. He coached Samiyah to (2 ) USA Jr. National Teams, 2015 Pan American Jr. World Championships, 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2016 IAAF JR. World Championships

Marc Sagal, MA Sports Psychology

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Winning Mind, LLC, which has developed and delivered assessment, training and performance coaching to a wide variety of organizations including Hilton, Microsoft, Manchester City Football Club, NY RedBulls and the U.S. Army

A professional athlete himself, he consults regularly with Olympic and Professional athletes from around the world

Played a key role in the development and design of the Athlete’s Mental Edge, the world’s first web-based, sport-psychological assessment and training program

Performance psychology publications include co-authorship of the book Assessment in Sport Psychology with Dr. Robert Nideffer and chapter authorship in the Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology.

Research and presentation of professional papers include the European Association of Personality Psychology and the American College of Sports Medicine

Featured in numerous publications and media spots, including FOX Sports, Men’s Health, CIO magazine, and American Airlines’ Celebrated Living

Mark Lowry, Ph.D

Co-founder of Winning Mind, LLC and advisor to a wide range of Fortune 1000 companies and professional sports teams, including Vans, The North Face, Timberland, International Paper, McKinsey & Company, Coach, the New York Rangers, and the Nashville Predators

Served in the U.S. Army as a psychologist for over eight years, working in Special Operations with assignments to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta. Was involved in the assessment, selection, training, and operational support of elite military leaders and operators, providing him with unparalleled exposure to the mindset required under the toughest conditions

Developed one of the core components to the Adaptive Leadership and Thinking training provided to U.S. Army Special Forces Officers at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School

Continues to provide mental toughness training to a variety of Special Operations soldiers at Ft. Bragg and other military forces

Colonel Chris Sorenson, U.S. Army (Retired)

Highly adept Ranger, Green Beret and Commando Operator with nearly three decades of leadership and training expertise from platoon through brigade level

Hand-picked as the ground force commander for our nation’s first combat actions against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan immediately following 9/11 and led a series of campaign-shaping special operations during a period where there was no back up or emergency extraction, relying solely on individual and small unit heroism defined by exceptional preparation, grit and brilliance

Ran the Department of Defense’s one-of-a-kind assessment, selection and training element for the world’s premier commando force, tasked with finding and enhancing the ‘right person’ with the wherewithal to win in a high risk and uncertain combat environment with little to no guidance or feedback

Served as the Operations, Plans and Training officer (G-3/5/7) for the U.S. Army’s entire Special Operations Force, responsible for the resourcing and assessing individual and organizational readiness for global ‘must win’ missions

Led the largest commercial tactical training facility in the United States, ensuring tight standards for all aspects of trainee performance including master trainer certifications

Coming Soon! The Perfect Method team is dedicated to helping you succeed as a coach. We are underway on a certification program that will equip you with the necessary tools you need to drive positive results with your team. We’ll be in touch as soon as it’s ready.